2.9 Sharing Workspaces, Folders, and Entries

Novell Vibe enables you to share workspaces, folders, and entries with other Vibe users. This is a quick and easy way to refer a co-worker to a place on the Vibe site.

2.9.1 Sharing Workspaces and Folders

  1. Navigate to the workspace or folder that you want to share.

  2. Click Workspace > Share This Workspace or Folder > Share This Folder in the Action toolbar.

  3. Specify the individual users, groups, or teams that you want to share the workspace or folder with.

  4. In the Comments field, specify any comments that you want to include in the e-mail.

  5. Click OK.

    A notification is displayed, stating that an e-mail was successfully sent to the users, groups, or teams that you specified.

2.9.2 Sharing Entries

  1. Navigate to and open the entry that you want to share.

  2. Click Actions > Share this Entry in the Entry toolbar.

  3. Specify the individual users, groups, or teams that you want to share the entry with.

  4. In the Comments field, specify any comments that you want to include in the e-mail.

  5. Click OK.

    A notification is displayed, stating that an e-mail was successfully sent to the users, groups, or teams that you specified.

2.9.3 Viewing Shared Items

When others share an item with you, Vibe sends you an e-mail notification with a link to the item. Also, Vibe makes it easy to find items that others have shared with you, directly from the Vibe interface.

  1. Navigate to your personal workspace.

  2. Click the Micro-Blogs and Shared Items tab.

    In the right column, Vibe lists all of the items that people have shared with you.